GO TO SOURCE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, February 13, 2001: If it tickles your funny bone then chances are it will reduce the stress in your life and leave your immune system to do its part. This premise has been supported by both the field of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. A recent publication with research data appeared in the Journal of the…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, February 20, 2001: This article which appeared in today’s New York Times may bring a protest response from Hindus. The article is on the proposal by President Bush to channel money through faith-based organizations for social service work. The article points out that this has already been going on for years and cites…
GO TO SOURCE INDIA, February 19, 2001: Every six hours somewhere in India a young married women is burnt alive, beaten to death, or driven to commit suicide. Lawyer and social activist, Indira Jaisingh, who heads the Women’s Legal Aid Center in Delhi, has been campaigning for a new law to deal with violence in the home. At least 20…
Source: Kaumudi TRIVANDRUM, INDIA, February 20, 2001: Museum police held a three-member gang specializing in smuggling out rare idols to foreign countries. Top sources said that the gang comprising Syed, 50, a fake homeopathic doctor, Mohanan, 43, and Mohanachandran, 35, had smuggled out ten idols so far. They were caught while negotiating an audacious deal to smuggle out the panchaloha…
GO TO SOURCE ORLANDO, FLORIDA, February 19, 2001: Mark Pinsky, religion writer for the Sentinel newspaper here is publishing a book, “The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of America’s Most Animated Family.” His thesis is that despite its reputation (and beneath the jokes and sarcasm), “The Simpsons” television show treats God, faith and spirituality in a supportive,…
GO TO SOURCE February 15, 2001: The research team at the Department of Psychology at the Catholic University of America is interested in examining the ways in which people turn to religion in times of stress. They are looking for response from a wide variety of religious denominations, as well as people who are not currently affiliated with a religious…
GO TO SOURCE MONTGOMERYVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, February 18, 2001: As America has become a more multicultural nation, the youth today are free to express their religious and cultural roots without the fear of being misunderstood or ridiculed. So expounds the author of this essay while recalling the most auspicious festival of her religion, Maha Sivaratri. As a teen she expresses her…
GO TO SOURCE SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, February 19, 2001: The California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine will host its Inaugural Conference for Ayurvedic Practitioners, Educators and Students at U.C. Berkeley in Northern California on April 20, 21 and 22, 2001. We expect nationwide attendance. We would like to know if you would join us in supporting this great profession by letting your…
Source: The Navhind Times, Panaji, Goa GOA, INDIA, February 12, 2001: Some 8,000 Hindu refugees fleeing religious fanaticism and the civil war in Afghanistan have found shelter in Germany, but they have extreme difficulties in securing visas to India as red-tape prevents their visiting holy places or from immersing the ashes of their dead in the Ganges, as prescribed by…
Source: Religion News Service KATHMANDU, NEPAL, February 15, 2001: Honored by both Hindus and Buddhists alike, a new Goddess is being sought to serve in an ancient temple in Kathmandu. Selected from the Buddhist Shakya family, the new young Kumari would be assigned duties including several daily appearances to bless devotees. Many parents are avoiding the process as they want…